THE INTERNET & GARDENING

How the Internet has changed Gardening!!By: Laura Bettencourt

We come from the earth,

we return to the earth,

and in between we garden. Author Unknown

AREAS OF FOCUS

Accumulation of Information

Sorting & Accessing Local to Global Business, Service, &

Media

ACCUMULATION OF INFORMATION

The Internet has accumulated mounds of information into databases and directories

Databasessearch engine subcategories hyperlinks

Multipurpose Directory Dir.yahoo.com

SORTING & ACCESSING INFORMATION

Using various search engines one can sort and access information

Gardeners Web-pages www.suite101.com/profile.cfm/biogardener.

Informational Pages (www.hudsonvalleyweddings.com)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

On-line courses in gardening (http://www.acs.edu.au/default.aspx)

“Internet Gardening” http://learning.lib.vt.edu/garden.html.

Elizabeth C. Miller Library of Washington http://depts.washington.edu/hortlib.

COMPUTERS & GARDENS

“Will the day soon come when a computer sits in the garden shed beside the spade, hoe, and tiller? If you have installed a computer in your garden shed, please send me a note and tell me how you are using your garden computer.”

(http://learning.lib.vt.edu/garden.html)

LOCAL & GLOBAL

The internet has expanded gardening from the local to the global with just a few clicks of the mouse

Eight Botanical Gardens Libraries in the World International Gardens

VIEW GARDENS IN YOUR PJS

Visit gardens in your Pajamas!! (http://www.jardinez.com/parc/indexenglish.html)

Butchart Gardens (www.butchartgardens.com)

Stanley Park (http://www.seestanleypark.com)

BUSINESS, SERVICES, & MEDIA

The Internet has revolutionized the business, services and media aspects of gardening

Buy & Selling (equipment, materials, seeds, plants, etc.)

Orchard Supply and, Hardware (OSH), Home Depot, Lowe’s, and even e-Bay.

SERVICES

Women ToolsHttp://www.taoherbfarm.com/herbs/resources/womentools.htm.

Mail-order Catalogs On-line FTD.com, 1800Flowers.com, & Proflowers.com.

MEDIA & GARDENING

"Lady Bug Gardening" or "Eve‘s Garden." Home and Garden Television (HGTV)

(http://www.hgtv.com) The Weather Channel & P. Allen Smith

http://p.allensmith.com

CICERO SAYS….

If you have a garden and a library, You have If you have a garden and a library, You have everything you need.everything you need.

http://learning.lib.vt.edu/garden.htmlhttp://learning.lib.vt.edu/garden.html

WORK CITED WEBLIOGRAPHY

Amzazon.com Ask Jeeves. Com Australian Correspondence School (ACS), Global Distance Education

<http://www.acs.edu.au/default.aspx>. Butchart Park. Victoria Island, Canada <http:// www.butchartgardens.com>. dir.yahoo.com Home and Garden Television (HGTV) Website <http://www.hgtv.com>. Klein, Traute. Website <www.suite101.com/profile.cfm /biogardener>. Kriz, Harry M. "Internet Gardener." University Libraries Virginia Polytechnic Instituted and State

University. August 19, 2004 <http://learninglib.vt.edu/garden html>. Lewis, Judy. "The Language of Flowers.... Scent and Symbol."

www.hudsonvalleyweddings.com. Mancini, Rexanne. “Birthdays by Rexanne.”<rexanne.com-signs.htm>. Miller, Elizabeth C. "Library" http://depts.washington.edu/hortlib/ Ordering Garden Supplies. <http://tp://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/United_

Kingdom/Business_and_Economy/Shopping/Home_and_Garden/ Gardens/Image> Orchard Home and Supply. http://www.osh.com/Cultures/en-US Parks and Gardens in France. < http://www.jardinez.com/parc/indexenglish.html>. Stanley Park. Vancouver, Canada <http://www.seestanleypark.com>. Women Tools: <http://www.taoherbfarm.com /herbs/resources/womentools.htm>.